Factotum

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing money but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next.

Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski.

Synopsis:

Bukowski tells the powerful story of a man who wanders the streets, moving from job-to-job to support his favorite pastimes — women, drinking, gambling, and writing. Soon to be coming to the big screen.

About the Author

Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in Andernach, Germany to an American soldier father and a German mother, and brought to the United States at the age of 3. He was raised in Los Angeles and lived there for 50 years.

"Synopsis"
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Bukowski tells the powerful story of a man who wanders the streets, moving from job-to-job to support his favorite pastimes — women, drinking, gambling, and writing. Soon to be coming to the big screen.

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